girl's name
Claira
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,110
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#917
1921 births
Claira is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 110 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2014, when 149 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 30,140 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1927.
Claira over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 11 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1980s | 15 |
| 1990s | 172 |
| 2000s | 595 |
| 2010s | 1,299 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 630 |
How popular is Claira?
In 2025, Claira was given to 110 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Claira is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Claira
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Claira also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Claira over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Claira
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Claira — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Claira
How popular is the name Claira?
In 2025, Claira was given to 110 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Claira a girl's or a boy's name?
Claira is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Claira most popular?
Claira peaked in 2014, when 149 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Claira a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Claira currently ranks #1,820 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.